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Rethinking Sustainable Finance for Drylands

Author(s) Dr. Bradley Hiller, Lead Climate Change Specialist, Islamic Development Bank (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia); Dr. Fatma Jobran, Advisor, Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia); Ms. Andrea Meza Murillo, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Germany); Eng. Wael Adli Bushah, Director General, Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia); Dr. Daouda Ndiaye, Manager, Climate Change & Environment Division, Islamic Development Bank (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).

G20 Strategic Observatory on Climate, Health, and Equity

Author(s) Luiz A.C. Galvão, Senior Researcher, International Relations and Global Health Center/Fiocruz (Brazil); Carla Vizzotti, Directora del Hub de Innovacion en Politicas de Salud y Equidad de la UNSAM (Universidad Nacional de San Martin) (Argentina); Dinesh Arora, Principal Health Specialist, Asian Development Bank (Philippines); Mario Moreira, President, Fiocruz (Brazil); Mauricio L. Barreto, Senior Researcher, Center for Data and Knowledge Integration for Health/Fiocruz (Brazil); Danielly Magalhães, Researcher, International Relations and Global Health Center/Fiocruz (Brazil); Pablo Ivan Pereira Ramos, Researcher, Center for Data and Knowledge Integration for Health/Fiocruz (Brazil).

Integrating Biodiversity and Social Inclusion into G20 Sustainable Finance Taxonomies

Author(s) Daniel Scharwies, Project Manager, Climate & Company (Germany); Elizabeth Tamayo, Senior Analyst, Climate & Company (Germany); Dr. Sofia Helena Zanella Carra, Analyst, Climate & Company (Germany); Dr. Thauan Santos, Professor, Brazilian Naval War College (Brazil); Dr. Luan Santos, Coordinator, Sustainable Finance and Investments Group (gFIS/UFRJ) (Brazil) and Senior Analyst, Climate & Company (Germany),

Sustainable Development Solution: Using Gender Lens Investing in Climate Actions

Author(s) Anne Valko Celestino, Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development), Asian Development Bank, The Philippines; Neeti Katoch, Gender specialist, Asian Development Bank, The Philippines; Jessica Espinoza, CEO, 2X Global, UK; Agnes Surry, Deputy Head of the Capacity Buidling and Training Department, Asian Development Bank Institute, Japan.

Nurturing innovative investment in nature: Nine recommendations across finance and facilitation

Author(s) Matthew Stephenson, Head of Investment and Services, World Economic Forum (Switzerland); Brittaney Warren, Director of compliance studies and lead researcher on climate change, G20 Research Group, University of Toronto (Canada).

Accelerating the Transition to a Functional Circular Economy by Mainstreaming Remanufacturing

Author(s) Rajiv Ramchandra, Founder and Director, Recreate India Research Foundation (India); John Chalifoux, Chief Sustainability Officer, MEMA-The Vehicle Suppliers Association (United States of America); Dr. Winifred Ijomah, Professor, Sustainable Design and Manufacturing. University of Strathclyde (United Kingdom); David Fitzsimons, Director, European Remanufacturing Council (Belgium).

Key Policy Enablers for the Implementation of G20's High Level Voluntary Principles on Hydrogen

Author(s) Bárbara Neira Espinoza, Technical Advisor, H2LAC (Chile); Constanza Meneses Santa Cruz, Coordinator, H2LAC (Chile); Gabriela Fuentes Cortés, Communications, H2LAC (Chile); Vicente Cuadra Núñez, Junior Technical Advisor, H2LAC (Chile); Bradford Matteson Willis, Clean Energy & Hydrogen Lead, Accenture Development Partnerships (UAE).

Raising ambition on fossil fuel subsidy reform in G20 countries

Author(s) Indira Urazova, Policy Analyst, International Institute for Sustainable Development, IISD (Canada); Tara Laan Senior Associate, IISD (Canada); Christopher Beaton, Director, Energy Program, IISD (Canada); Farooq Ullah, Senior Policy Advisor, IISD (Canada); Jonas Kuehl, Policy Advisor, IISD (Canada); Alessandra Cardoso, Policy Advisor, Institute of Socioeconomic Studies - INESC (Brazil); Julia Levin, Associate Director, National Climate, Environmental Defence Canada (Canada).

Navigating a Just Transition: Enhancing Fairness and Equity in the Just Energy Transition Partnership for Global Coal-Reliant Countries

Author(s) Wildan Al Kautsar Anky, Researcher, Institute for Economics and Social Research (LPEM), Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia (Indonesia); Arifa Tariqa Imani, Research Assistant, Institute for Economics and Social Research (LPEM), Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia (Indonesia); Fikri Muhammad, Senior Analyst, Climateworks Centre, Monash Sustainable Development Institute (Australia); Alin Halimatussadiah, Head of Green Economy and Climate Research Group, Institute for Economics and Social Research (LPEM), Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia (Indonesia)

Powering G20 Power Grid via Inclusive and Transparent Energy Governance

Author(s) Ja Hyun Kim, Policy Analyst, Solutions for Our Climate (Republic of Korea); Mariano Birlain Escalante, Project Manager, Iniciativa Climática de México (Mexico).

Building Confidence for the G20 Renewables Market Through Strategic Policy Reforms

Author(s) Eunji Kim, Policy Analyst, Solutions for Our Climate (Republic of Korea); Giovanni Andrés Pabón, Energy Director, Transforma (Colombia); Eunbyeol Jo, Renewables Permitting Team Head, Solutions for Our Climate (Republic of Korea); Álvaro Daniel Pinzón Velásquez, Energy Associate, Transforma (Colombia); Laura Flechas Mejía, Energy Associate, Transforma (Colombia); Verónica Valencia Hernández, Energy Associate, Transforma (Colombia).

Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) systems: A pathway to just energy transitions in vulnerable communities

Author(s) Prof. Syed Munir Khasru, Chairman, IPAG & Former Co-chair of G7 and G20 Task Forces (Bangladesh); Riad Meddeb, Director of the Sustainable Energy Hub, UNDP (USA); Gauri Singh, Deputy Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) (India); Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI – The Energy and Resources Institute (India); Dr Shailly Kedia, Senior Fellow and Associate Director, TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute (India); Dr. Sarwat Chowdhury, Program Director, UC Irvine, Former Policy Specialist, Economist, UNDP (USA).